'Heed these words of warning:' Ethereum founder threatens to leave if the crypto community doesn't grow up

Ethereum's founder is fed up with the immaturity of the
cryptocurrency community.

He threatened on Twitter on Wednesday that he would
leave if folks in the space didn't get their act
together.

Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, thinks crypto is
heading in the wrong direction.

Buterin, 23, on Wednesday lamented the immaturity of communities
across the cryptocurrency market. He said folks in the space
should understand the difference between enacting positive change
for society and just moving a bunch of money around.

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Buterin said that energy was being squandered on meme-ing about
luxury cars and inappropriate jokes, and that if things didn't
change he would leave the space altogether.

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The market for digital coins has exploded this year, with bitcoin
and ether - the cryptocurrency powered by the Ethereum blockchain
- leading the way.

Ether is up
more than 8,500% since the beginning of the year, and
Ethereum has paved the way for hundreds of initial coin
offerings, a cryptocurrency twist on initial public offerings
that helps startups raise capital outside traditional financial
services.